Blue Announces BottleRocket Stage One & Two Microphones

San Francisco, Calif. – AES: Blue Microphones, a leading innovator in microphone technology and design, today announce the latest additions to their award-winning line of products; the BottleRocket Stage One Solid-State Microphone System and the Bottle Rocket Stage Two Tube Microphone System. The Stage One BottleRocket is a transformerless solid state microphone system with the clarity and detail you’ve come to expect from Blue. Fully compatible with the Bottle Caps, the same interchangeable capsule system used with Blue’s legendary Bottle mic, you can add an array of tonal characteristics and pickup patterns on the fly. It’s like having an entire mic cabinet in one mic! It comes with Blue’s versatile B8 capsule as well as a custom shockmount and wood storage box. The Stage One is every bit as versatile as its tube-based sibling, excelling on a wide variety of sound sources.

The Stage Two BottleRocket is a transformerless tube microphone with a warmth and character all its own. Like the Stage One, the Stage Two is also fully compatible with the Bottle Caps, adding incredible array of tonal choices to compliment its highly desired tube microphone warmth. Stage Two comes with Blue’s versatile B8 capsule as well as a custom shockmount, high-definition 5-conductor tube mic cable, Blue’s Powerstream power supply and an ATA-style flight case. Great for recording vocals, electric guitars, acoustic guitars, strings, drums, woodwinds, and more! You get impressive versatility and, of course, impeccable Blue quality.

Pricing and availability
The BottleRockets will be available at Blue pro audio retailers on October 31, 2008 for $899 MSRP (Stage One) and $1999 MSRP (Stage Two).

About Blue Microphones

Blue Microphones creates and markets award-winning microphones and accessories for audio professionals, musicians and consumers. Founded in 1995, with headquarters in Westlake Village, California and facilities in Latvia, Blue was acquired by Transom Capital in April 2008 and continues to lead the way with cutting-edge design and technological innovation. Our complete line of audio innovation ranges from our flagship recording tool, the Bottle, to our stylish Snowflake, the first professional quality portable USB mic. View our complete product line-up at http://www.bluemic.com.

Christopher Simmons has been a working journalist since his first magazine sale in 1984. He has since written for wide variety of print and online publications covering lifestyle, tech and entertainment. He is an award-winning author, designer, photographer, and musician. He is a member of ASCAP and PRSA. He is the founder and CEO of Neotrope®, based in Torrance, CA, USA.

MuseWire™ – the Synth Magazine covers music makers, synthesizers, electronic music gear, the music industry and related topics – a publication of Neotrope® – formerly Music Industry Newswire. Est 2004. Edited by Christopher Laird Simmons, a working tech journalist since 1984, and member ASCAP.